Type binding means



May' 16, 1939- c. w. JOHNSON 2,158,583

TYPE BINDING MEANS v Filed May 18, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet l May 16, 1939. v c. w. JOHNSON 2,158,583

' TYPE BINDING MEANS Filed May 18, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May 16, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application May 18,

7 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in type binding means which may be conveniently used for binding up type in a galley or on a stone or fiat surface.

It has been customary practice to tie up type pages in the galley by winding string several times around the page of type and securing the string so that the page of type may be removed from the galley. Type pages so tied up with string are often placed away in storage awaiting subsequent printings. Unless great care is employed the string can not be so tightly bound as to hold the type securely if the string stretches under the action of moisture and in any case the string can not be placed under considerable tension without increasing the possibility of breakage of the string. Various mechanical devices have been proposed to take the place of string, but have proved too complicated in design, inconvenient to use and expensive.

It is an object of my invention to disclose improved type binding means which is simple and inexpensive, requiring no springs or relatively movable mechanical parts but which can be quickly secured to bind up a page of type under tension, and may be as quickly released.

It is a further object of my invention to provide type binding means comprising a fabric tape which is passed around the type and a substantially flat rectangular slotted metal plate which is used for clamping and locking the tape about the type.

It is still further an object of my invention to provide a metal plate fastened to one end of a length of tape, the plate having suitable slots to receive a portion of the free end of the tape whereby as the plate is turned to a locking position the tape is tensioned under a leverage action of the plate and the plate is locked by hooking one end in such a manner as to engage a portion of the tensioned tape.

My invention further contemplates type binding means which may be readily locked up in a chase without removal from the type in which case a specially formed foundry guard is provided having a recess to receive the plate while retaining sufiicient bearing surface between the guard and the type.

Additional objects and advantages of my improvements will be more readily apparent from the following detail description of a specific embodiment thereof as shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:--

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a chase containing a, bound up page of type;

1937, Serial No. 143,332

Fig. 2 is a cross section taken on the plane indicated 22 in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a side guard for the type;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a specially designed end guard for receiving the clamp;

Fig. 5 is a cross section of Fig, 4 taken on the plane indicated 5-5; V

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the clamp;

Fig. '7 is a bottom view of the clamp;

Fig. 8 is an end view of the clamp looking from the left-hand end of Fig. 6;

Fig. 9 is an end view of the clamp looking from the right-hand end of Fi 6;

Fig. 10 is a section taken on the plane indicated l!llll in Fig.7;

Fig. 11 is a diagrammatic bottom view illustrating the manner of using'the clamp to tighten the tape;

Fig. 12 is an end view of the type page showing the step of locking the clamp;

Fig. 13 is a perspective view of one end of a tied up page of type.

The chase in Fig. 1 holds a page of type 22 which is fixed in position by the foundry guards 24 at the sides and the end guards 26 and 28. Certain pieces of wood 30 called furniture are used between the guards and the face, and the page is rigidly clamped in position by the quoins 32. The foundry guards or other guards for a block of type are usually made with longitudinal grooves such as that indicated 34 in Fig. 3 to accommodate the string which has been used to bind the page of type, although it is often customary to remove the string before the page of type is fixed in the chase because the string gets out of place. The end guard 28 is formed with a similar groove 36 but is additionally provided with a recess 38, and one bearing lip 40 of the guard is cut out at 42 and 44 to the level of the recess 38, leaving a partial bearing portion 46 of the lip between the cut-outs. The recess 38 and cut out portions 42 and 44 are designed to receive the special clamp to be hereinafter disclosed.

According to my invention a length of fabric tape 48 is used for binding the type and is fastened in position by the clamp plate 50. Referring to Fig. 6, it will be noted that the plate is provided with a notch or slot 52 adapted to receive the looped end 53 of the tape, the entrance to the notch 52 being partially closed by the beveled lip 54 on the end prong 56 of the clamp so that the tape will seat behind the lip 54. The free end of the tape is intended to be passed through a straight slot 58 spaced a short distance from the notch 52, the corners 60 at the entrance to the notch 58 are rounded off as shown to readily accommodate the tape. The right hand end of the clamp plate 50, as shown in Fig. 6, is provided with a prong 62, the point 64 of which is somewhat sharpened and bent back, as clearly shown in Fig. 8. The notch 66 is provided to receive the tape and the lip 68 extends beyond the left hand side wall of the notch 66 to hold the tape in position. As shown in Fig. '7, the other side of the clamp plate is formed with a raised boss 10 which further tends to hold the tape in position and allow a convenient assembly, as will be later described. The boss 10 may be soldered on or formed as the plate is stamped out. As shown in Figs. 7, 9 and 10, the boss T0 is beveled so that the clamp will readily pass over the tape during assembly. The lower edge of the clamp, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7 is provided with a depressed portion 12 adapted to receive the bearing portion 46 of the guard 38.

In use the tape 48 is passed around the page of type 22 in the galley and the fixed end of the tape which is fastened to the clamp plate constitutes the fulcrum end. The tape 48 is passed as indicated first through the slot 60 and then through the slot or notch 66; the clamping plate is then swung in the direction indicated by the arrow to the position shown in Fig. 12. During this step the loose end of the tape is pressed against the plate by the thumb and the resulting leverage action serves to place the tape under tension. The clamp is then tipped laterally so as to enable the insertion of the pointed prong 62 beneath the tap 48, bringing the tape into the notch 66. During this operation it Will be apparent that the boss 10, which is on the underside of the clamping plate, tends to ride over the tape 48 while holding the portion of the tape already in the slot or notch 66, the loose end 1-4 of the tape may then be folded and tucked behind the upper part of the plate as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 13 and will be retained below the level of the type so that it will not interfere during proving of the page. If the page is to be locked in a chase, the loose end is brought around a corner to lie flat as shown in full lines in Fig. 13.

The tape may be readily removed by this reverse operation. Different lengths of the tape may be provided for great differences in the size of the pages to be bound. One end of the tape may be formed with a loop as shown or a metal clip may be used fixed to the tape. The tape is readily removable from the plate as the loop is merely slipped over the prong 56.

As shown in Fig. 11, the metal plate is brought to a position overlapping one corner so that the notch 60 will readily receive the tape which results in properly positioning the plate as it is turned to its clamped position to cooperate with the recess and cut-outs in the foundry guard.

I claim:

1. Type binding means comprising a tape to be passed around a block of type and a clamping and locking plate for the tape, said tape being fixed at one end to an end of the plate, said plate having a pair of spaced slots therein adapted to receive a bight of the free end of the tape, one of said slots which is at the opposite end of the plate with respect to the end to which said tape is fixed being formed to provide a shoulder on the plate to retain the tape in said slot, said plate adapted to be turned about the fixed end of the tape as a fulcrum to tighten the tape around the block of type, said plate having a pointed prong adjacent the slot at the outer end of the plate adapted to be passed beneath the fixed end portion of the tape to lock the plate to the tape.

2. In type binding means the combination of a piece of tape and a substantially rectangular locking plate, said tape having at one end a loop and said plate having at one end a pointed prong defined by a lateral slot in the body of the plate, said prong having a shoulder whereby the loop of the tape may be passed over the prong into the slot and retained against displacement from the slot by said shoulder, the connection between the tape and the plate forming a fixed fulcrum about which the plate may be turned, and said plate having a pair of spaced slots therein, one of which is disposed adjacent the outer end of the plate as it is turned about the fulcrum, said pair of slots being adapted to receive a bight of the tape as it is turned about the fulcrum, where by the free end portion of the tape is tightened, and said plate having a pointed prong at its outer end, the point of said prong being turned towards the underside of the plate to enable insertion of the prong beneath the fixed end portion of the tape which lies against the type, the underside of said plate having a boss adjacent the slot at the other end of the plate whereby the bight of the free end portion of the tape is retained behind said boss as the plate is swung to insert the prong beneath the tape which lies against the block of type.

3. In combination, a page of type, a tape passed around the type, a plate attached to one end of the tape and having spaced slots to receive and lock the free end of the tape, said plate lying substantially flat against the type and foundry guards surrounding the type, said guards having longitudinal slots to fit over the tape and one of said guards having a recess to receive the plate.

4. Type binding means comprising a tape adapted to be passed around a page of type, a plate for securing the tape, said plate being attached to one end of said tape and adapted to lay over the portion of tape adjacent said attached end, said plate having a pair of tape receiving openings therein through which the free end of the tape may be passed whereby a portion of said tape lies beneath said plate and over the portion of tape adjacent the attached end and said plate having at its outer end a prong the end of which is bent towards the underside of said plate adapted to be passed beneath the tape which lies against the type to lock the plate and to hold the tape against slipping.

5. In type binding means the combination of a piece of tape and a substantially rectangular locking plate, said tape having a loop at one end, said plate having a pointed prong at one end defined by a lateral slot in the body of the plate, said prong having a shoulder whereby the loop of the tape may be passed over the prong into the slot and retained against displacement from the slot by said shoulder, the connection between the tape and the plate forming a fulcrum about which the plate may be turned, said plate having a pair of spaced slots therein, one of which is disposed adjacent the outer end of the plate, said pair of slots being adapted to receive the free end of the tape as it is turned about the fulcrum whereby the free end of the tape is tightened and said plate having a pointed prong at its outer end, the point of said prong being turned toward the under side of the plate to enable insertion of the prong beneath the fixed end portion of the tape adjacent the loop which lies against the type, whereby said plate is locked to the tape to prevent displacement.

6. In type binding means, the combination of a piece of tape and a locking plate, means for connecting one end of the tape to one end of the plate, said plate having a pair of spaced slots therein through which the free end portion of the tape may be passed, said plate being turned to tighten the tape about the type into a position in which the plate lies over the first-mentioned end of the tape to grip a portion of the free end of the tape between the plate and the opposite end of the tape, said plate having a prong at its outer end the end of which is bent towards the underside of said plate and which is hooked beneath the tape to hold the plate against displacement.

7. In combination a page of type, a binding tape passed around the type with the ends thereof overlapping, a locking plate connected to the inner end of the tape and laid flat against the tape adjacent said inner end, said plate having spaced slots to receive and grip the other end of the tape and foundry guards having longitudinal slots to receive the tape and bearing engagement with the type above and below the tape, one of said guards having a recess deeper and wider than the slot for the tape to receive said plate and having bearing engagement with the type above and below the plate intermediate the ends thereof.

CHARLES W. JOHNSON. 

